Commemorative biographical record of Dutchess County, New York
. (page 182 of 183)
At sixteen he left home to work on a farm at
Newtown, Conn., where he spent two years.
He then went to Southbury, where he was
similarly employed for three years, and also
rented a farm of 300 acres which he conducted
for a time. Two years upon a rented farm
near Liverpool, N. Y. , followed, after which
he went to Syracuse, N. Y., as shipping clerk
for the Butler Manfg. Co. After one year
there he spent a short time in Philadelphia,
before going to Danbury, Conn., to take
charge of a wholesale provision store, which,
he managed successfully for three years. There
he learned all the details of the business, and
having at last found a congenial pursuit which
promised good financial returns he has since
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continued it. In January, 1891, he became
manager of a retail produce business at Matte-
awan, which he purchased at the end of three
months. His success was extraordinary. Be-
ginning with a cash capital of $26 he increased
his trade until he had three stores — one on
Main street, Matteawan; one at Fishkill Land-
ing, and one at Cold Spring; employing in all
nine men. The business included a retail
grocery and meat trade with a wholesale trade
in sausages.
On April 4, 1883, Mr. Hinman was married
to Miss Lizzie Loomis, daughter of K. H.
Loomis, of Syracuse, N. Y., and three chil-
dren have blessed their home: Harlow; and
two who died in infancy. Mr. Hinman has
been interested in public affairs, local and Na-
tional. In politics he is a Republican, and as
a member of the Presbyterian Church he takes
a helpful part in religious and philanthropic
effort. He is also a member of the K. of P.
MICHOLAS VAN WAGNER, farmer,
post office Billings, Dutchess county.
New York.
WILLIAM H. FIERO, a most reliable
and faithful engineer on the Harlem
railroad, whose fidelity to every duty has com-
mended him most highly to his employers, is
a resident of the town of Dover, Dutchess
county. He was born in the town of Union-
vale, Dutchess county, March 24, 1865.
William H. Fiero, his grandfather, was a
native of Columbia Co., N. Y., born August 1,
1808, and on November 8, 1827, married Sal-
lie Ann Chapman, a daughter of John and
Katherine Chapman, born September 5, 1807,
at Dover, Dutchess Co., N. Y, Their chil-
dren were: Jonathan A., bowi August 3,
1833; Oscar, born August 21, 1836; John,
born July 9, 1838; Hattie A., born April 28,
1 84 1, died December 25, 1871; and William
H., born April 7, 1846, died May 9, of the
same year.
John Fiero, the father of our subject, an
undertaker by occupation, is a native of Dover,
Dutchess county, and, on growing to man-
hood, he was married to Adelaide F. Leon-
ard, a native of the town of Pawling, Dutchess
county, born April 28, 1841, and the marriage
was blessed by the following children: (i)
Jennie S., born November 5, 1859, in the
town of Union, Penn., married in August, 1882,
Edward Davis, of Danbury, Conn. , and their
children are — Ida May, born March 6, 1886;
Bessie F., born February 26, 1890; and John,
born June 26, 1893, died on December 6,
1895, in Albany, N. Y. Of these children,
Ida May and Bessie F. were born at Danbury,
Conn., and John in New York City. The
mother of these died at Dover, July 9, 1895.
(2) Hattie A., born July 7, 1862, in the town
of Amenia, Dutchess county, married March
29, 1882, Marcus D. Marcy, and they have
one child. Bertha F., born July 29, 1885, at
Dover, Dutchess county. (3) William H.,
our subject. (4) Ida A., born January 24,
1869, in the town of Dover, died May 4, 1870,
in the town of Amenia.
Our subject's marriage to Miss Minnie
Rider, who was born at Bangall, Dutchess
county, March 8, 1863, was blessed with the
following children: Ida A., born June 3,
1884; Addie. born May 20, 1885, died March
12, 1894; John, born November 24, 1889; and
William S., born January 14, 1893. The
father of these is one of the progressive and
enterprising citizens of Dutchess county, and
the several members of the family possess
qualities that endear them to a large circle of
friends.
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INDEX.
PAGE I
Abel, Dwight 499 |
Abel, Mrs. Esther O 400
Abel, John U 400 i
Abel. Orlin B 674
Abel, William W 499
Ackerman Family 53J)
Ackerman, Jacob S 533
Ackert, David E 128
Ackert, Dr. W. E 257
Adriance Families 115,253, 361
Adriance, John E 116
Adriance, John P 115
Adriance, Peter 297
Adriance, William 253
Akin, Albert J 322
Akin Families 66, 322, 371, 373
Akin, Miss Mary J 372
Albro Family 416
Albro, William C 415
Alden Family 291
Alden, HenryA 290
Alden, Mary M 292
Aldridge, Thomas G 892
Allen, Nicholas 663
Allen, William H 878
AUendorf , Alfred 331
Allendorf, C 919
AUendorf, Mrs. Catherine A 332
Ailing, J. Sackett 458
Allison Family 487
Allison, Henry E,, M. D 228
Ambler Families 3:30, 399
Ambler, John P 399
Ambler, Samuel H 330
Anderson, A. Butler 683
Anderson Family 683
Anderson, John P 710 i
Ander. n. Peter 710
Andrews, Mrs. A. B 248
Andrews, Charles C 458
Angell, George H 643
Angell, Milton H., M. D 207
Anthony Family 701
Anthony, Theodore 701
Armstrong, William C 645
Arnold, Charles W. H 62
Arras. Charles W 133
Arras, Mrs. Emma A 133
Atwater, Edward S 59
Atwater Family.. .' 59
Atwater, John P., M. D 59
Aucock, George S 893
Justin Family 490
Ayres, DeWitt C, 871
Badeau, W. H 177
Badgley Family 414
Badgley, William E 414
Bahret, Jacob 397
Bahret, John J 397
Bain, Ferdinand R 116
PAGE
Bain, Horatio N 902
Baker, Benjamin N., M. D 236
Baker, Charles E 574
Baker Families 574, 812
Baker, Lewis 107
Baker, Lewis, Jr 108
Baker, Morris 800
Baker, William 565
Baker, William W 812
Baldwin Family 843
Baldwin, James E 843
Baldwin, Peter W 845
Barculo, Judge Seward 7
Baright, Daniel S 681
Baright, Elijah 682
Baright, Samuel C 286
Barker. Henry M 623
Barlow, James R 627
Barlow, Mrs. Martha 935
Barlow, Myron / 935
Barmore, Clark C 521
Barmore, Edward 521
Barmore Family 708
Barmore, James 708
Barnard, Hon. Joseph F 1
Barnes. David T 679
Barnes, Edwin, M. D 568
Barnes Families 568 679
Barnes, Mrs. Mary E 678
Barnes, Oliver S 678
Barnes, Oliver Wetdon 305
Barnuni, Andrew 882
Barnum, John D , 882
Barrett Family 525
Barrett, E. Lathrop 487
Barrett, John R 807
Barrett, Oliver 525
Barringer, John C 875
Bartholomew, Ralph A 762
Bartlett Family 711
Bartlett, Sanford J. 711
Bartlett, William H 639
Barton, Anthony H 734
Barton, Artemas S 539
Barton Families 539, 592
Barton, Lewis B 592
Bartow, Elizabeth D 775
Bartow, Moncure 775
Bates, Joseph 874
j Baumann, Chas. G 266
' Bayley, Guy C, M. D 126
I Beardslev, William J 842
Becker, Alex. R 860
Beckwith, Nathan 767
Beckwith, William S 766
Bedell, William 284
Bedford, Edward H 311
Bedford Family 311
Bedford, John Bevier 312
Beecher, Hiram T 726
Beers, Darwin 680
PAGE
Belding, George T 361
Belding, Mrs. George T 361
Benedict, Julius 396
Benson Families 835, 905
Benson, Franklin De Peyster. . . 524
Benson, James V 835
Benson, Joseph H 524
Benson, Joshua 247
Benson, Zadie J 247
Berry, Elias W 717
Berry Family 717
Bevier Family 312
Bevier, Henry B 275
Billings, Isaac V 863
Billings, Mrs. Susan 863
Bird Family 468
Bird, J. Sterling, M. D 70
Bird, -Mrs. Ruhamer W. P 468
Bird, Virgil 468
Birdsall, Frank E 883
Bisbee Family 28
Bisbee, Joseph B 29
Bisbee, Otis 28
Bishop, -Alexander, Jr 807
Bishop Family 391
Bishop, Noah L 433
Blair, James 755
Bliss Families 85, 189
Bliss, William A., M. D 85
Bodden, William 686
Bodenstein, Henry 645
Bodenstein, John G 796
Bogardus, Abraham A 815
Bogle, William 191
Boice, JohnH 872
Boice, Nelson L 176
Bolenbaker, Henry 937
Bolin, Gains C 116
Bolles, Arthur H 862
Bonney, Hon. Alfred 26
Bonney Family 26
Bontecou Family 264
Bontecou, George H 264
Booth, Albert F 826 .
Booth, Oliver H 44
Booth, William F^ 45
Borden, Perry. ..'. .■ 637
Bostwick Family 290
Bostwick, Frederic 495
Bostwick, William 289
Bowne, Charles E 80
Bowne, Frederick 81
Boyce, Charles E 811
Boyd Family 820
Boyd, Nathan T 822
Braman, Edward 406
Braman F"amily 406
Braman, H. V. V 407
Brett, Abraham 599
Brett, Albert V ^99
Brett Family 334
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INDEX.
PAGE
Brett, Harvey 334
Brevoorl, Benjamin H 178
Brevoort, Thomas J 178
Brewster Family 427
Brewster, William A 427
BrigRS, Anthony 192
Briggs, Davis W 193
Briggs, George G 788
Briggs, George H 788
Briggs, Mrs. Hannah 192
Briggs, Hiram H 541
Briggs, Homer E .... 193
Briggs, Stephen D 541
Brill, Aiken T 219
Brinckerhoff, Capt. John H 848
Brinckerhoff, William E 691
Brinkerhoff, William H. S 914
Brooks, John J 123
Brooks, Mrs. J.J 124
Brooks, Norman J 124
Brooks, William J ^, 884
Brown, Douglass. .' .... 724
Brown, Edwm 465
Brown Family 666
Brown, Frank D 724
Brown, George 575
Brown, Samuel Holmes 656
Brown, Samuel H., M. D 245
Brown, Sebastian 465
Brown, William J 175
Brundage, Alton 56
I'.rundage, Capt. Charles W 56
Brush Family 770
Bryan, David 496
Bryan Families 496,817
Bryan, Isaac 817
Bryan, Mrs. Mary 818
Bryant, Albert R 809
Bryant, Evan 893
Bryant, Samuel 547
Buckingham, Charles H 393
Buckmgham Family ;y93
Buckley Family 460
Buckley, Miles 460
nBudd, Albert J 757
Budd Families 273, 529
Budd, Joel N 529
Budd. Mrs. Mary J 530
Budd, Underhill 272
Budd, William \) 420
Bullis, J. N 445
Burgess, James D 285
Burhans, Peter 195
Burnett, Frank E 883
Burnett. Stephen R 883
Burroughs Family. . . 677
Burroughs, Frank 677
Bushnell, Edwin L 773
Butler. Edmond 752
Butler Family 505
Butler, Robert D 505
Butts, Allison 83
Butis Familv 8;^
Butts, John'W 911
Butts. Richard S 734
Butts. Thomas 733
Caldwell, Theron H 827
Campbell, Mrs. Emeline C 537
Campbell, Henry L ,5,36
Campbell, John 659
Cannon, Arnout 913
Cannon, Arnout, Jr 913
Cannon, Cornelius L 218
Cannon, George W 258
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Card, Colvin 35
Card, Edson 544
Card, Silas E 544
Care, Charles A 649
! Carey Family 770
j Carey, William J 623
Carman, Leonard L 395
Carman, Lewis 395
Carpenter Families 21, 210
Carpenter, Hon. Isaac S 21
Carpenter, J. Du Bois 211
Carpenter, William J 777
Carroll, James 790
Carroll, William 865
Cary, Mary 406
Cary, Richard B 405
Case, Mrs. Hannah M 797
Case, Willis Haviland 796
Cashin, ^L■ltthew J 514
Cass, Robert 859
Chaffee Family 171
Chaffee, James Stuart 171
Chapman Family 118
"Chapman, George B., M. D 117
Chapman, George T 513
Chapman, Hiram W 513
Chapman, Mrs. Jane M 391
Chase, Mrs. Augusta H 342
Chase, Enos J 342
Chase Family 89
Chase, George W 89
Chase, Lewis H 813
Chatterton, Henrv 534
Clapp, Clinton W'. 664
Clapp Family >-. 664
Clark, Carrie D 567
Clark, Edgar 567
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Colwell, Frank W 543
Conklin, Mrs. Elizabeth 227_
Conklin Families 825,873 y
Conklin, George W 227,
Conklin, Isaac P 873_
Conklin, John H 532-
Conklin, J. Mulford 531-
Conklin, Storm H 825—
Conklin, William J., M. D Ill
Conover, Evritt 753
Conover, Peter 753
Conroy, Rev. Edward J 328
Cook Families 101, 667
Cook, James Hervey 101
Cookingham, Griffin 939
Cooper, Gilbert 732
Cooper, John 733
Cooper, Tunis 732
Corbin, Albert W 452
Corbin, Asa B 376
Corbin Family 452
Corbin, .Mrs. 1 487
Corbin, Isaac 487
Corcoran, John 310
Cornelius, Virtus H 919
Cornell, Adrian M 415
Cornell, Isaac M., M. D 229
Cornell, Peter M 868
Cornwell, Azariah. ... 727
Cornwell, Frederick J 459
Cossum, Charles F 46
Cotter, John 98
Cotter, John H., M. D 98
Couse, Edward 874
Cowl, James 616
Cowl, Orlando J 616
Cox, John H 741
Clark, Edward Lee 721 I Craft, Eugene S 214
Clark, Elizabeth 567 ! Craft, Mrs. Margaret 906
Clark Families 567, 775|Craig Familv 432
Craig, Ruf us' S 432
Cramer Family^ 141,200
Cramer, George E 200
Clark, Henry 776
Clark, Hiram 775
Clark, John W... 776
Clifford, Mrs. Annie 916 | Cramer, George H 450
Clifford, Henry 916
Cline, Albert 729
Cline, Charles A 494
Cline Family 729
Cline, Franklin 729
Codding, George H., M. D 142
Cofifin Family 193
Coffin, Hezekiah R 92
Coffin, Robert 92
Coffin. Robert G 124
Coffin, Tristram 193
Coffin, Valentine 194
Cole, Judgf Andrew 380
Cole, Charles N 611
Cole. David 210
Cole, Mrs. David 210
Cole, Emery 917
Cole, Mortimer B 611
Coleman, Antasa D 325
Coleman, Mrs. Elizabeth 325
Coleman, Joseph D 728
Collier Family 581
Collin, Eli H ;»7
Collingwood. James 138
Collingwood, Mrs. Mary E 138
Collins Fiamilies 63.7, 572
Collins, Rev. Joshua 422
Collins, Martin W 572 i Davies, William Augustus 95
Colwell, Charles M 388 Davis, Charles 235
Colwell, David E 542 l Davis, Charles H., Jr 650
Colwell Family 388 ' Davis, John 236
Cramer, William C 895
Crapser, Abram B 397
Crapser Famdy 397
Crary Familv .": 54
Crarv, Rev. Robert F., D. D . . . . 54
Cronk Family 501
Cronk, George W' 5yi
Cronk, Sarah E.(Mrs. Fiirshay)" . 502
Crummey, Edward 138
Crummey, Safford A 139
Cruse, Thomas K., M . D 403
Culver, Ambrose M 579
Culver Families 579, 586, 590
Culver, Walter B 590
Cunley, Court B 377
Cunningham, Thomas J 891,
Curtis, Herbert J 695
Cutler, Charles G 769
Cutler Family 769
Cutler, theron 719
Cypher, Henry D 896
Dakin. George 8i.5
Dakin. William 827
Dalrymple. William E 725
Dana F'amily 351
Davies Family 95
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Davis, Orville L 784
Davis, VViUardH 198
Davis, William L 198
Dawson Family 818
Dawson, J. G.,M. D 818
Dean Family 566
Dean, James E 288
Dean, Willis 566
Dedrick, William J 668
De Garmo, David S 114
De Garmo, James M 636
De Garmo, Smith L 114
De Lacey Family 119
De Lacey, William L 119
Delamater, Eliphaz 738
Dennis Families 447
Denton, Abram A 723
Denton, Amos 875
Denton Families 723, 903
Denton, J udson A 875
Denton, Nelson 903
De Peyster, Gen. J. Watts 144
Deuel Family 722
Deuel, Isaac N 428
Deuel, Phoenix N 722
Deuel, Stephen T 428
Devine Family 464
Devine, Wright 464
Diamond, Hugh 776
Diamond, William H 776
Dibble, Warren S 596
Dickhaut, Rev. Benjamin E 42.
Dickinson, Jonathan 668
Dinsmore, C. Gray 887
Dinsmore, William B 885
Dodge, Mrs. Anna E 453
Dolan, William 912
Donald, Mrs. Jessie F 14
Donald, John 14
Dorland, Cyrenus P 99
Dorland Family -99
Dorland, John M 92e-Flint Family.
Doty.A. M 309 "
Doty.Egbert 805
Doughty. Charles 321
Doughty Family 321
Doughty, George T 199
Doughty, Mrs. Hannah 823
Doughty, Mrs. Mary E 321
Doughty, Miss Phebe J 199
Doyle, John G 642
Draper, George W 460
Draper,JohnH 460
Drislane, David C 823
Du Bois Families 129, 607, 673
Du Bois, Garret 673
Du Bois, John C 607
, Dudley, Alexander H 559
, Dudley Families 97, 559
Dudley, James H 97
Du Moncl, Edward B 39
Du Mond Family 39
Duncan, Charles H 612
Duncan Family 296
Duncan, John B 612
Duncan, John G 296
Dutcher, Allen H 626
Dutcher Families . 19,23,626,654,662,802
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Dutcher, Mrs. May Losee 718
Dutcher, Mrs. Sarah A 226
Eastman, Hon. Harvey G., LL.D 12
Eastmead, Franklin S 915
Eaton, Lewis F 605
Edmond, Frank M 558
Elsworth, Edward 43
Elting, Capt. Luther 218
Emans, Albert S 814
Emans Family 31
Emans, Hon. Storm 31
Embley, Thomas W., M. D 237
Emerson, Thomas '. )2
Englehardt, Edward 898
English, Dr. James R 4 1
Eno Family i)4
Eno, Frank 94
Ensign Family 485
Ensign, John H 485
EsseTstyn, George 57
Faust, Frederick A., M. D 764
Faust, Dr. John 791
Feierabend, Louis 327
Feller, Nathan 746
Fendel, Martin 393
Feroe Family 481
Feroe, George 481
Feroe, Jacob H.. . . 628
Ferris, Elmore /i. 613
Ferris Families 66, 374, 613
Field, Joseph 223
Field, Mrs. T. R 223
Fiero, William H 941
Finch, James 658
Fink, Job .iH 727
Flannery, John 596
Fletcher, Char.es L., M. D 402
Fletcher Family 402
Flint. Charles A -(•''")
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Foote, George Benton, .Sr .
Foote, Mrs. Mary F. . .